My book is an Urban Fantasy. Believe it or not I have come across people as I try to promote it to that are unfamiliar with this sub-genre of the fantasy lexicon. An Urban Fantasy is a book set in our world we live in while magic and supernatural events happen around us.
If you have never checked out or experienced the dichotomy of reading an urban fantasy book and living your life at the same time I beg you give it a try. Your experience in reality could change to one full of wondrous potential. You look at everyone around you as something beyond human. Sure, that gregarious clerk is a relatable human checking out your groceries right now, but when they are off work are they actually a member of a secret organization that monitors souls? Gleans peoples essence and add it to a pool used for moral change in society.
My book humorously follows a week in the life of a modern wizard. Like your life, it is full of complications, expectations and jobs to do. Since magic is involved it becomes a giant tangle of problems and pleasures to perform and do.
If you would like to do a deep dive beyond, Anne Rice, True Blood by Charlaine Harris(Sookie Stackhouse books), Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan and Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer here are 5 of my favorites:
1. Heir Chronicles by Cindi Wiiliams Chima,
First Book is called The Warrior Heir:
This series talks about a secret magic war that started in Britain with the war of the roses. The magic system has the individuals born and molded to certain types and classes of magic. Only certain magic users can do certain tasks. It is dark and explores the themes of power how it corrupts and systems put in place to check it can be corrupted too.
2. The Hollows Series by Kim Harrison,
First book is called Dead Witch Walking:
This series follows a women who is a witch in the modern world and the idea of her being a completely different species. A theme in these talks about gene manipulation in our food and lives. How biases can prevent growth and how unchecked exploration can be explosive and polarized thinking hurts invention.
3. Kitty Norville Series by Carrie Vaughn,
First book is called Kitty and the Midnight Hour:
A radio talk show host that has to deal with the trauma of becoming a werewolf. The themes in here talk about what is trust, safety and home? How to recover from trauma and face ones own destructive qualities and hone them to something of purpose and use.
4. Iron Druid Series by Kevin Hearne,
First book is called Hounded:
This series is about a 500 year old druid. The last in the world hunted by an old god. He has to face his fears, take responsibilities for his decisions and figure a path forward when he has changed the whole paradigm of his existences. Learning to let people make their own decisions and to not just make them for them. Being able to live the truth of who he is and what he has done.
5. Dresden Series by Jim Butcher,
First book is called Storm Front:
The series is about a wizard still figuring out who he is. Haunted by an event from his past and finding a way towards who he wants to be. Learning how to navigate relationships when he was never given a strong foundation in them with the consequences of magic use.
They are all more complicated and addictive as a bowl of potato chips. You won’t stop with one and when you find out another is out, yo
u will push things aside to read them. They are no thought purchases just a joy to read and experience. I end up rereading them from time to time.
Series order:
Heir Series by Cindi Williams Chima:
The Hollows Series by Kim Harrison:
Kitty Norville Series by Carrie Vaughn:
Iron Druid Series by Kevin Hearn:
Dresden Series by Jim Butcher:
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